MOBILE APPLICATION USING GESTURES TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION

• US 20150012833A1
• Filed: 07/02/2013
• Published: 01/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fortis Riders Corporation
• Original Assignee: Fortis Riders Corporation
• Inventors: Foy, Nathan, Coleman, James
• Application Number:
  US13/934,026
• Publication Number:
  US 20150012833A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/01 Customer relationship services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/046 Interoperability with other network applications or services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for facilitating communication between a user'"'"'s mobile communications device and a service entity. The system may include a service entity mobile application that may be configured to be installed on the mobile device to add a new resident application on the mobile device. The mobile application may also be configured to receive manipulations of the mobile device in the form of a gesture which is recognized by the device to provide information to the service entity. The information including instructions relating to carrying out a service provided by the service entity. The mobile device may display a list of options selectable by the user of the mobile application. The instructions may relate to determining a location of where the service is to be provided and determining an estimated time of when the service will be provided.

Claims

1. A method for facilitating communication between a user'"'"'s mobile communications device and a service entity, which method comprises:

manipulating the mobile device in the form of a gesture which is recognized by the device to provide information to the service entity, the message including instructions relating to carrying out a service provided by the service entity.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information to be provided includes sending a message to the service entity.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information to be provided includes displaying a list of options selectable by a user on the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the gesture is made by movement of the mobile device in a particular way which determines the type of message to be sent.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the instructions include determining a location or an updated location where the service is to be provided.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the instructions include estimating a time or an updated time when the service will be provided.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the service entity is a car service and the information includes providing the location of the device and displaying the location of a vehicle of the car service on the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

estimating a time of arrival based on the distance between the device'"'"'s location and the location of the vehicle; and

communicating the estimated time of arrival to the user.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the gesture causes to the mobile device to send a text message to a second user.

10. The method of claim 9, herein the second user is a driver of a vehicle of a car service.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the display of the device'"'"'s location and the location of the vehicle is provided only for a limited amount of time and then is discontinued.

12. A system for facilitating communication between a mobile communications device and a service entity, comprising:

a service entity mobile application that is configured to;

be installed on the mobile device to add a new resident application on the mobile device;

receive manipulations of the mobile device in the form of a gesture which is recognized by the device to provide information to the service entity, the message including instructions relating to carrying out a service provided by the service entity; and

display on the mobile device a list of options selectable by a user of the mobile application.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the information further includes sending a message to the service entity.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the service entity mobile application associates a user of the resident application with an account of the service entity.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the gesture is made by movement of the mobile device in a particular way which determines the type of message to be sent.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the instructions include determining a location or an updated location where the service is to be provided.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the instructions include estimating a time or an updated time when the service will be provided.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the service entity is a car service and the information includes providing the location of the device and displaying the device location and the location of a vehicle for the car service on the mobile device.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the service entity mobile application includes:

estimating a time of arrival based on the distance between the device'"'"'s location and the location of the vehicle; and

communicating the estimated time of arrival to the user.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the gesture causes the mobile device to send a text message to a driver of a vehicle of the car service.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the display of the device'"'"'s location and the location of the vehicle is provided only for a limited amount of time and then is discontinued.